[Updated] Reddit down and not working, service unavailable (error 503) outage

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Reddit status page has been updated and says the issue is being investigated.

Investigating – We’re experiencing an elevated level of errors and are currently looking into the issue.

Reddit seems to be down right now, with website throwing the following error:

Our CDN was unable to reach our servers

The platform’s server status page, however, currently says everything is functioning normally.

Reddit is back up now.

Going by reports proliferating across Twitter, Reddit is down and not working for many.

Why is reddit down I’m trying to be messey

@reddit is down? Guess I have to actually do some work now.

However, the server status page doesn’t convey any issues.

Aaand the service is seemingly down and not working for some.

reddit is down again bruh
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Reddit is down
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Downdetector also conveys service outage in some regions of the US. Reddit server status page however doesn’t convey any hiccups as yet.

Reddit is apparently down and not working for some. Apart from user reports on Twitter, down detector also conveys the same. The services’ server status page however conveys no such issues.

Reddit seems to be down again for a lot of users. Here’s what the company has to say on this:

Investigating – We’re experiencing a high volume of errors when accessing reddit.com. We’re currently investigating

It’s not just you, Reddit is once again down for users around the world. Many have flocked to Twitter to confirm the same. The Reddit status page is yet to reflect any issues with the platform.

There’s yet another outage impacting Reddit as many users have stormed Twitter asking whether the website is down for everyone. Downdetector also indicates a large spike in the number of reports indicating that the service is indeed down and not working.

Fortunately, Reddit has confirmed that they’ve implemented a fix and are currently monitoring the results. Hence, you should be able to use the app and website right away or in the next few minutes.

Monitoring: A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. (Source)

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10:46 am (IST): Reports coming in now indicate that Reddit is down and not working for many users across the globe. Users trying to access the social media platform are greeted with this page.

Downdetector also shows a sharp increase in the number of reports from users who are suddenly unable to access the platform.

We shall continue to keep an eye on this and report as and when we get more info so stay tuned.

11:42 am (IST): Reddit support has confirmed that they are aware the search function isn’t working on the platform. The issue is currently under investigation.

Investigating: Search on Reddit is currently unavailable. (Source)

12:40 pm (IST) Well now, Reddit reports that the search unavailable issue has been resolved. Users might now want to try out this function.

This incident has been resolved.
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12:57 pm (IST) According to Reddit’s official status page, everything seems to have returned to normal following the outage yesterday.

10:10 am (IST) Reddit search is once again down for users around the world. Users get the ‘Let’s try that again’ message when searching for anything on the platform.

Hate when @Reddit search function is down… need that CRDB already (Source)

Is Reddit Search down (Source)

Reports on Downdetector also indicate that many are experiencing issues with Reddit.

10:39 am (IST) There has been a spike in the number of reports from users on Downdetector indicating that Reddit is not working or is going through a glitch. It isn’t immediately clear what’s wrong and there’s no official statement.

09:19 am (IST) Reddit is once again going through an outage as the platform is currently down and not working for users around the world.

Reddit is down. Something is up. (Source)

Anyone know why Reddit is down? (Source)

And Reddit is down, oh no xD Coincidence? (Source)

Reddit has confirmed that it’s already on its toes investigating the outage.

Investigating – We are currently investigating this issue. (Source)

Reddit still appears to be down and not working for many users even after the platform’s support team confirmed that the outage was resolved an hour ago.

Resolved: This incident has been resolved. (Source)

Reports continue to surface on Twitter suggesting that the outage hasn’t been resolved:

bruh im just tryna check if reddit is down smh (Source)

$AMC amc sub Reddit still down lol I wonder why (Source)

Reddit is down for hours (Source)

09:33 am (IST): There has been a spike in the number of reports on Downdetector which suggests that Reddit is down or not working for many. Users also took to Twitter to complain about the same.

04:04 pm (IST): Users on Twitter (1, 2) are now reporting that Reddit is down or not working for them. Moreover, reports on Downdetector also suggests the same.

Reddit is down and now I’m stuck with Twitter… (Source)

#redditdown ? Anyone else’s front page just showing a blank page? (Source)

reddit down again pls fix. i need a constant flow of dopamine to my monkey brain (Source)

06:59 pm (IST): Reports on Downdetector and Twitter now suggest that the issue with Reddit is seemingly resolved.

04:53 pm (IST): It seems that the recent issue with Reddit is now resolved as the user reports on Downdetector have vanished.

01:05 pm (IST): An expeditious spike in the number of reports on Downdetector indicates that Reddit is currently down or not working for many users.

06:53 pm (IST): The recent outage with Reddit has now been resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports on Downdetector.

10:40 am (IST): Fresh reports on Downdetector now suggest that Reddit is again down or not working for many.

06:00 pm (IST): According to reports on Downdetector, the recent outage with Reddit has now been resolved.

07:40 pm (IST): According to reports on Downdetector, it seems that Reddit is currently experiencing a server-related outage.

10:48 am (IST): An expeditious spike in the number of reports on Downdetector suggest that Reddit is currently down or not working for a section of users. Moreover, reports on Twitter also suggest the same.

06:30 pm (IST): It appears that Reddit is again down or not working for some users as Downdetector has received more than 250 reports in just a short period of time.

07:00 pm (IST): The recent outage with Reddit appears to have resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports on Downdetector.

09:34 am (IST): According to reports on Downdetector and Twitter, Reddit is down or not working for a section of users.

However, outage appears to have been resolved for most parts as reports are diminishing.

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